by Dan Williams | Mar 17, 2018 | Blogs, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Pacing workouts in functional fitness is now widely being accepted as an integral part of performance optimisation. In our article “CrossFits Number One Biggest Pacing Mistake”, we talk discuss that: “CrossFitters face one major problem in trying to...
by Dan Williams | Mar 1, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Social media is a great medium to share your accomplishments and the fruits of your labour. It’s an opportunity for you to share with your peers the things you’re most proud of. But there’s a phenomenon emerging of people excusing their amazing...
by Dan Williams | Feb 16, 2018 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Psychology
Behaviour change is complicated. It starts with the motivation to want to make a change, and the values that support that end result. Then come goals, outcome goals to define your destination, and process goals to define the steps to get there. With a plan in place...
by Dan Williams | Feb 2, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming, Psychology
There’s little argument that being a good CrossFit Athlete is less about the strength of your strengths, and more about the strength of your weaknesses. It’s widely accepted that the lowest hanging fruit of athlete development lies in weakness eradication....
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2018 | Blogs, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
The compounding effect of improving on the ‘one-percenters’ is, though cliche, a powerful way of creating a long term upward trend. Whether in business, health, performance or personal development, this strategy of creating ‘marginal gains’ is...
by Dan Williams | Dec 5, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Much importance is placed on the success of each individual training session an athlete completes. Although the sum of these individual session is important, sometimes the emphasis placed on this ‘micro view’ of progress can be damaging. Negative reactions...
by Dan Williams | Nov 21, 2017 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
The pull-up is a key exercise in the development of strength and shoulder health. When done correctly. Many of the issues with pull-ups occur as a result of incorrect shoulder mechanics, often resulting from ineffective methods of scaling. We discuss these mechanics...
by Dan Williams | Nov 7, 2017 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
It’s human nature to find the easiest way to do things. In fact, it’s in our genes – a survival advantage. In the field of exercise and health however, sometimes the easy way isn’t the best way. We have to fight the deconditioning and...
by Dan Williams | Oct 19, 2017 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Flow. The Zone. Ideal Performance State. Runner’s High. Being at one with… Each of these refers to an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform at our best. An inverted U model shows the relationship between performance and arousal,...
by Dan Williams | Oct 12, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
Your taper in the days leading up to a competition is a vital part of your preparation. But a taper doesn’t mean inactivity. Here, we outline the best way to prepare your body for competition. For the full picture, and a day-by-day guide from a week out, read...
